Andreas Kisser
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| Birth name | Andreas Rudolf Kisser |
| Born | August 24, 1968 São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil |
| Genres | Heavy metal, groove metal, thrash metal, death metal, alternative metal, experimental rock, folk |
| Occupations | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar, bass guitar, sitar, vocals, percussion |
| Labels | Roadrunner, SPV GmbH, Nuclear Blast, RED Distribution |
| Associated acts | Sepultura, Asesino, Anthrax, Hail!, Motörhead |
Andreas Rudolf Kisser (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɐ̃dɾjɐs ˈʁudowf ˈkiseɾ] is the lead guitarist for the metal band Sepultura as well as the rock supergroup HAIL!
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Biography [edit]
Kisser was born in August 24, 1968 to a Slovene mother, from Maribor, Slovenia, and a German father in São Bernardo do Campo, a municipality in the state of São Paulo. His father was a mechanical engineer who worked for Mercedes-Benz Brazil and his mother was a German teacher and amateur artist. At an early age, Kisser showed an interest in music. He was 10 when he started to listen to his parents' records of The Beatles, Roberto Carlos and Tonico & Tinoco.[1] He received his first acoustic guitar from his grandmother and later won a second guitar at a game of Bingo.[2] In his early adolescence Kisser started to play acoustic guitar, in 1981, learning basic chords from the Brazilian popular music repertoire. A friend then introduced Kisser to hard rock with bands like Queen and Kiss which had a great influence on him. Around that period he went to see Kiss live in São Paulo. Kisser eventually got his first electric guitar, a Giannini-Supersonic, and an overdrive pedal.
Career [edit]
Kisser started performing in 1984 in a three-piece band called Esfinge, which he formed with school friends and where he played guitar and sang. The band played essentially covers of heavy metal bands such as Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Iron Maiden, Venom and Metallica. Two years later the band renamed itself Pestilence and, in 1987, recorded a demo called Slaves of Pain. The songs on the demo were afterwards reused by Sepultura in their albums Schizophrenia and Beneath the Remains. Pestilence was, however, short-lived and ultimately split up.[3]
Sepultura [edit]
- Main article Sepultura.
In 1987, Kisser met the members of Sepultura and went to see the band play live while he was on a vacation trip to Belo Horizonte. On the day of the concert he joined the band as a roadie for vocalist/guitarist Max Cavalera. He also jammed with the members during the intermissions. Following the departure of original lead guitarist Jairo Guedes, Kisser auditioned for the position of lead guitarist.[4] The same year he performed with the band for the first time in Caruaru, Pernambuco and recorded the album Schizophrenia.[5] He is largely responsible for bringing a more progressive sound to the band. According to Allmusic, Kisser is one of metal's most overlooked guitarists.[6] Kisser and drummer Igor Cavalera became the major creative forces in Sepultura after Max Cavalera's 1996 departure, although Igor is no longer a member of the band having left in 2006.
Other Projects and Collaborations [edit]
In 1992, Andreas unsuccessfully auditioned for the position of rhythm guitarist of Metallica, as a temporary replacement of James Hetfield, who had suffered severe burns on his hand during a live show.
Kisser is involved in several Brazilian movie soundtracks projects, namely No Coração dos Deuses and Bellini e a Esfinge. Kisser provided his guitar playing to 3 tracks on the Roadrunner United album. His playing can be heard on the tracks "The Enemy", "Baptized in the Redemption", and "No Mas Control". He is participating in the Scorpions Humanity Tour 2008 as a guest musician.[7] Kisser's solo album entitled Hubris I & II, has been released in Europe. In 2006 he played guitars on Asesino's album Cristo Satánico, credited as "Sepulculo".
Kisser is also a member of a tribute band called HAIL!. That band's rotating cast of members include Andreas Kisser, Tim "Ripper" Owens, Paul Bostaph, David Ellefson, Mike Portnoy, Jimmy DeGrasso and Roy Mayorga. Ripper, DeGrasso, Ellefson and Kisser formed the band in late 2008.[8] The band, toured Europe in 2009 and in June 2010 HAIL! is on their second European tour with the following line-up: Andreas Kisser, Tim "Ripper" Owens, Paul Bostaph and James LoMenzo.[9][10] Due to the passing of previously announced bassist Paul Gray, LoMenzo agreed on only one day’s notice to fly to Portugal and rescue the Rock In Rio Festival where HAIL! was scheduled to perform on May 30, 2010.
In 2011 Kisser replaced Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian for some European tour dates (July 2–16), including the Big 4 Sonisphere Festival shows in Gothenburg, Sweden as well as Knebworth, UK and Amneville, France, as Ian and his wife Pearl Aday were expecting the birth of their first child.
He also plays with Brazilian The Beatles cover band Clube Big Beatles, that has played The Cavern in Liverpool (where The Beatles first got their big break) for the last 3 years and has a brick in the Wall of Fame in Mathew St., the first Brazilian to have one, and the first modern metal guitarist to be honoured in that way.[11]
In December 2012 he formed the supergroup De La Tierra with Alex González of Maná, Andrés Giménez of A.N.I.M.A.L. and Sr. Flavio of Los Fabulosos Cadillacs.
Personal life [edit]
He is currently married to Patricia Perissinotto Kisser, and has three children: Giulia, Yohan, and Enzo. A football fan, he is a supporter of São Paulo Futebol Clube, and a fan of young Brazilian football jewel Marta.
Equipment [edit]
During his early days, he frequently used Charvel and Jackson guitars (especially the one with the Red Hot Chili Peppers' stickers and the white Randy Rhoads model for the Arise album). Recently he is being endorsed by Fender and is using Stratocaster model, though he still endorses Jackson and has been known to use them at a few live performances (Jackson is now owned by Fender).
- 2 Custom Seizi guitars, one equipped with an EMG humbucker in the bridge and Fernandes Sustainer in the neck, and one equipped with 2 humbuckers for lower tunings
- 3 Fender Stratocaster guitars each with one dual coil humbucking Fender pick-up (in bridge position) and two Fender single coil pickups (HSS) and Floyd Rose Double Locking Tremolo System (guitars made in Fender's Ensenada, Mexico factory).
- Jackson Randy Rhoads
- Charvel Model 2, modified with stickers, EMG pickup and an Original Floyd Rose
- Mesa Boogie Strategy 500 Power Amp.
- Mesa Boogie Triaxis Pre Amp.
- 4 Mesa angled front 4x12 cabinets loaded with 75 watt celestion speakers
- Ampeg cabinets
- Rocktron Hush rackmounted noise suppressors
- Dunlop Cry Baby Andreas Kisser Signature Wah pedal
- ADA MP-1 MIDI Preamp and Marshall JCM 800 2204 (during Arise, limited use in Chaos A.D.)
- Dunlop Picks 0.88mm
- In studio he also uses Marshall JCM 900, Peavey 5150, Meteoro MAK 3000.
Discography [edit]
With Sepultura
- 1987 - Schizophrenia
- 1989 - Beneath the Remains
- 1991 - Arise
- 1993 - Chaos A.D.
- 1996 - Roots
- 1998 - Against
- 2001 - Nation
- 2002 - Revolusongs
- 2003 - Roorback
- 2006 - Dante XXI
- 2009 - A-Lex
- 2011 - Kairos
With Quarteto da Pinga
- 1995 - Demo
With Sexoturica
- 1995 - IR8 / Sexoturica
With Roadrunner United
- 2005 - The All-Star Sessions
With Asesino
- 2006 - Cristo Satánico
Solo albums
- 2009 - Hubris I & II
References [edit]
- ^ Mendes, Aurelio (2012). "Semana Especial – Andreas Kisser. Biografia".
- ^ "Interview with Andreas Kisser, Sepultura guitarist, on the eve of their show supporting Motorhead at Exeter Uni, November 17th". This Month: Sepultura. MCJstyle.
- ^ "Band page Pestilence (Bra)". The Metal Archives.
- ^ "Sepultura's History 1984 - 1991". 1991.
- ^ Sharpe-Young, Garry (2009). "SEPULTURA biography". Rockdetector. Musicdetector Websites.
- ^ Prato, Greg (2006-03-14). "Dante XXI - Sepultura". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "Official Home of Hail!". Hailthemasses.com. 2009-04-27. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
- ^ "Official Home of Hail!". Hailthemasses.com. 2009-04-27. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
- ^ "Hail! to Continue Tour Despite Paul Gray's Passing; James Lomenzo to Step In". Metal Underground.
- ^ "Brazilian Rocker Andreas Kisser Joins Liverpool's Cavern Club Wall of Fame in Mathew Street Ceremony".
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